A 20-year-old Russellville man was arrested after police said they found him in possession of drugs and driving while intoxicated.

Fifth Judicial District Prosecutor David Gibbons filed five misdemeanor charges against the man in Pope County Circuit Court, alleging he possessed an ounce of marijuana and a quantity of Xanax without a prescription, according to court records. A bench warrant was issued for the man's arrest.

Arkansas state police Cpl. Ben Cross said he stopped the man after observing him traveling five miles per hour and left of the center line on Parker Road during the early morning hours of March 6. When talking to the man, Cross said he detected a strong odor of alcohol and a moderate odor of burnt marijuana coming from the man's vehicle and noticed the man's tongue had a green tone to it.

The man admitted to the officer that he had been drinking beer and smoking marijuana, and also said he had previously been convicted of a felony drug possession in Mississippi, according to police documents. Cross said he later searched the vehicle and located approximately an ounce of marijuana, a smoking device, 11 Xanax pills and several containers of beer.

The man also told the trooper he did not know where he was at, according to court records. Gibbons charged him with driving while intoxicated (marijuana), two counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving left of the center line.

ATV accidents

A 13-year-old was pronounced dead at Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center on Friday following an all-terrain vehicle accident, one of two reported by Pope County Sheriff's authorities during the weekend.

According to a report, Deputies Kris Stevens and Bill McGlothlin responded to a residence on Sawyer Lane shortly after 6 p.m. Friday. The victim was found laying in a field on the south side of the driveway. The victim's mother and a 39-year-old man were with the youth. The man stated to authorities he went to tell the victim he needed to put the four-wheeler up for the night when he found him laying on the ground.

Stevens and Pope County EMS Rescue director Marlin Fletcher began cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on the victim while waiting for an ambulance to arrive and transport the victim to the hospital, the report indicated. The youth's funeral was Monday.

A 55-year-old Bryant man was injured and transported to a local hospital following a four-wheeler accident Saturday 13 miles north of Dover on Highway 7, according to a report filed by Lt. Rex Surrette.

Upon his arrival, he observed several four-wheelers on the right of way on Highway 7 north of Dover's city limits. Pope County EMS was on the scene and attempting to extricate the victim from the wreckage. The victim stated he was riding down a trail south of Mack's Pines Resort off of Highway 7 when his four-wheeler struck a rock and ejected him. The man was admitted to the hospital after transport by Pope County EMS for soft tissue injuries and fractured ribs.

Crime victim reparations

Five victims of crime in Pope County received $2,910 in reparations from the Arkansas Crime Reparations Board in February.

According to Attorney General Mike Beebe, 181 crime victims in the state received a total $291,414 in reparations. Additional expenses were paid in 123 previously submitted cases, including three in Pope County. The attorney general noted that in 2003, nearly 2,700 claimants received $3.34 million in reparations, an increase of $510,917 from 2002.

Created by the Arkansas General Assembly in 1987, the program provides compensation for victims' unexpected expenses, including medical treatment, mental-health counseling, lost wages, replacement services and funeral expenses. Most awards are limited to $10,000 or less. However, for victims receiving catastrophic injuries resulting in total and permanent disability on or after Aug. 1, 1999, the maximum award can be as high as $25,000.